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Lander

/[ˈlændə]/ name, noun, slang

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A small unincorporated community in Warren County, Pennsylvania.
  3. 3
    A city, the county seat of Fremont County, Wyoming.
  4. 4
    A municipality in the state of Miranda, Venezuela.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who lands, or who lands something.

    "The Faroese have been important landers of fish at Aberdeen for decades."

  2. 2
    A person from a specific land. See highlander, Greenlander. in-compounds

    "La La Lander: Golden Globe nominee Emma Stone donned a grey ruffled pencil skirt with a white sheer blouse for the party."

  3. 3
    a space vehicle that is designed to land on the moon or another planet wordnet
  4. 4
    A spacecraft, particularly a probe, designed to set down on the surface of another celestial body.
  5. 5
    A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to receive the kibble of ore.
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  1. 6
    An illegal immigrant. slang
  2. 7
    Synonym of landing page. Internet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From land (verb) + -er.

Etymology 2

From land (noun) + -er. Compare Old English landwaru (“the people of a country”).

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